Province of Canada (1865-66)

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Legislative Council (of the Province of Canada, 1840-1867):

Elective Principle: or Act to change the Constitution of the Legislative Council by rendering the same Elective (1856): 16 (A.A. Dorion); 50, 51 (Currie); 187 (Letellier de St. Just); 240, 242 (Taché); 245 (A.A. Dorion); 339 (Price); 592, 614 (Perrault); 686 (A.A. Dorion); 778 (Geoffrion); 858 (J.B.E. Dorion); 942 (Fortier); 974 (J.H. Cameron); 1022 (A.A. Dorion); 89* (A. Mackenzie).

Temporary Suspension of Elective Principle (1866):

• corruption accusation (seats for life for vote for Confederation): 89* (A.A. Dorion).
• opposition to: 89* (A.A. Dorion, Holton, M.C. Cameron, A. Mackenzie, J.S. Macdonald, Parker); 90* (Haultain, Dunkin);
• trying to make current councillors members for life against wishes of people: 89* (J.S. Macdonald, A. Mackenzie).

Legislative Council (projected future upper house of the Dominion of Canada, aka Senate of Canada):

Abolition urged: 892 (McConkey).

Appointment of members for life by executive: 2 (Address to the Queen); 35 (J.A. Macdonald); 90 (Brown); 117 (Allan); 171, 172 (McCrea); 180 (Olivier); 210 (Currie); 254, 255 (A.A. Dorion); 315 (Olivier); 331 (Reesor); 481 (Bellerose); 494, 513 (Dunkin); 570 (Cauchon); 624 (Perrault); 679 (H. Mackenzie); 686 (A.A. Dorion), 692, 694 (A.A. Dorion); 728 (J.A. Macdonald); 794 (O’Halloran); 842 (Laframboise); 892 (McConkey); 973 (J.H. Cameron); 1028 (Address to the Queen); 44* (Holton).

Class basis: 374 (Langevin); 570 (A.A. Dorion).

Constitution: 35 (J.A. Macdonald); 165 (Reesor); 172 (McCrea); 190, 193 (Bureau); 219 (Christie); 803 (J.S. Ross).

Divisions, geographical and numerical: 1 (Address to the Queen); 21 (Campbell); 234 (Taché); 255 (A.A. Dorion); 1027 (Address to the Queen).

Elective principle: 22, 23 (Campbell); 35 (J.A. Macdonald); 79 (John Ross); 83 (Vidal); 88 (Brown); 117 (Allan); 149 (Macpherson); 156 (Aikins); 165 (Reesor); 230 (McMaster); 235, 242 (Taché); 245, 253, 255 (A.A. Dorion); 275, 279, 283 (Currie); 287, 288 (Dickson); 292, 298 (Campbell); 306 (Vidal); 312, 315 (Olivier); 316, 317 (Aikins); 318 (Flint); 325 (Hamilton); 326 (Blake); 331 (Reesor); 334 (Ryan); 339 (Price); 373 (Langevin); 446 (Burwell); 481 (Bellerose); 496 (Dunkin); 567 (Cauchon); 589, 614 (Perrault); 679 (H. Mackenzie); 686 (A.A. Dorion); 699, 700 (Cauchon); 728 (J.A. Macdonald); 757 (Scatcherd); 774 (Chambers); 805 (Bowman); 807 (Walsh); 812 (Gibbs); 858 (J.B.E. Dorion); 935 (Rymal); 942 (Fortier); 973 (J.H. Cameron); 1009 (J.S. Macdonald); 1016 (Huntington); 1022 (A.A. Dorion);

• Maritimes opposed: 253 (A.A. Dorion);
• vote in 1856: 942 (Fortier).

Executive functions, lack of: 495 (Dunkin).

Family Compact: 171 (McCrea).

First selection, method: 2 (Address to the Queen); 45 (Campbell); 91 (Brown); 149 (Macpherson); 171 (McCrea); 174 (Olivier); 185 (Belleau); 186 (Letellier de St. Just); 212,219 (Christie); 254, 267 (A.A. Dorion); 307 (Vidal); 373 (Langevin); 461 (M.C. Cameron); 494 (Dunkin); 570 (Cauchon); 1028 (Address to the Queen); 71* (Cauchon); 89* (Parker, A.A. Dorion, Holton, J.S. Macdonald, A. Mackenzie); 90* (Dunkin).

• corruption accusation (seats for life for vote for Confederation): 89* (A.A. Dorion);
• first councillors to be appointed by existing government: 71* (Cauchon, Dunkin, Galt, Brown, J.A. Macdonald).
• Local parliaments, power to appoint: 71* (Cauchon, Dunkin, J.S. Macdonald);
• provisional governor to appoint: 71* (J.S. Macdonald);
• selection to be equally from Reform and Conservative parties (Gentlemen’s Agreement): 71* (Brown).
• Trying to make members for life against wishes of the people: 89* (J.S. Macdonald, A. Mackenzie).

History: 36 (J.A. Macdonald); 495 (Dunkin).

House of Commons:

• check on: 117 (Allan); 287 (Dickson); 496 (Dunkin); 569 (Evanturel);
• clashes with: 255 (A.A. Dorion); 374 (Langevin).

House of Lords, compared: 23 (Campbell); 34, 35, 36 (J.A. Macdonald); 254, 255 (A.A. Dorion); 493 (Dunkin); 567 (Cauchon), 701 (Cauchon).

Initiation of legislation: 34, 35 (J.A. Macdonald); 282 (Currie).

Judicial functions, lack of: 495 (Dunkin).

Local government, nomination of members by, urged: 569 (Evanturel)

Local interests, securing of: 32 (J.A. Macdonald); 368 (Langevin); 459 (M.C. Cameron); 694 (A.A. Dorion).

Money Bills: 34, 35 (J.A. Macdonald); 88 (Brown); 283 (Currie).

Nominative principle: see Appointment of members (above).

Political complexion, difficulty of changing: 253 (A.A. Dorion).

Qualifications for membership: 2 (Address to the Queen); 91 (Brown); 315 (Olivier); 570, 701 (Cauchon); 1028 (Address to the Queen).

Reform to be stifled: 254 (A.A. Dorion); 614 (Perrault).

Representation:

• basis of: 1 (Address to the Queen); 35 (J.A. Macdonald); 88 (Brown); 283 (Currie); 368 (Langevin); 494 (Dunkin); 687 (A.A. Dorion); 700 (Cauchon); 761 (J. Macdonald [Toronto]); 845 (Laframboise); 1027 (Address to the Queen);
• amendment of basis: 854 (Laframboise).

Representation by population: 79 (John Ross); 569 (Evanturel); 761 (J. Macdonald [Toronto]); 1022 (A.A. Dorion).

Responsible government: 36 (J.A. Macdonald).

Speaker:

• method of appointment: 2 (Address to the Queen); 256 (A.A. Dorion); 288 (Dickson); 375 (Langevin); 1028 (Address to the Queen);
• casting vote: 2, 1028 (Address to the Queen).

U.S. Senate compared: 493, 495, 513 (Dunkin).

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New Brunswick

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1865

Accusation of Seats for Confederation Passage (1 June 1865)
Discussion on fixed appointments (2 June 1865)
Worries about Canadian appointments of their Senators (3 June 1865)

1866

Equal Representation Urged (16 March 1866)
Small discussion on selecting from existing Councils (28 March 1866)
Worries about Canadian appointments of their Senators (29 March 1866)
Bribe accusation (7 April 1866)
Condemnation of Council for going against wishes of Assembly/People in soliciting Confederation and discussions on whether the ten provided for should have exempted themselves from debate (13 April 1866)
End of Session, including correspondence on clashes between Houses (16 April 1866)
Canada to have dominance in Upper House / residence questions /discussion on new government  (27 June 1866)
Residence question / Increased representation / low salary quote / comparison with US Senate (28 June 1866)
Discussion on government change / residence of LC (29 June 1866)
Discussions on government change / equal representation urged (30 June 1866)
More discussion on increasing LC / residence (3 July 1866) 

1867

Discussion on a Senator salary (21 May 1867)
Property/Residence for Senators/Legislative Council (22 May 1867)
Discussion on list of names of Senators (23 May 1867)
Appointment of Senators (25 May 1867)
Small discussion at the end on list of names of Senators (29 May 1867)
Small discussion at the end on list of names of Senators (31 May 1867)
Bill to Prevent Dual Representation (3 June 1867)

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Nova Scotia

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1865

Representation in LC (10 April 1865)
Equal US style representation urged (12 April 1865)
Canadas will team up in Upper House (17 April 1865)

1866

Tupper Addresses Bribe Insinuation (10 April 1866)
Speech against fixed number of Senators (16 April 1866)
‘Upper Ten’ [Senators?] to benefit from passage (17 April 1866)

1867

Small mention of Senate rep. from 10-12 (16 March 1867)
Anti-elected and lifetime appointment speech (19 March 1867)
NS Provincial LC relevance/abolition of discussion (23 March 1867)
NS Provincial LC relevance/abolition of discussion (29 March 1867)
NS Provincial LC relevance/abolition of discussion (30 March 1867)
Resolution estab. NS LC at 18 members (1 April 1867)
Discussion on estab. NS LC (2 April 1867)
Resolution estab. NS LC at 18 members (9 April 1867)
Discussion on establishing NS LC (13 April 1867)

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Newfoundland

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Description of Quebec Scheme (21 January 1865)
Addressing corruption allegations (£1000 for life) / $6 per day (2 February 1865)
£1000 a year for life rumour (6 February 1865)
£1000 a year for life rumour (13 February 1865)

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PEI

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1865

PEI members opposed to Local appointment of Senators (2 March 1865)
Comparison with US Senate & representation (25 March 1865)
Comparison with US Senate & representation (28 March 1865)
Comparison with US Senate & representation (29 March 1865)
Representation should be increased (30 March 1865)
Corruption charge / Elective Senate dismissed at Quebec Conference. Maritime provinces wanted to secure positions for passage of Confederation (31 March 1865)

1866

Discussion on PEI not choosing from existing LC (8 May 1866)

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